Specimen Information

Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
(wandering hydrilla)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1409537
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateTN
CountyRoane
LocalityWatts Bar Lake (Clinch River), at Interstate 40 bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Clinch
HUC8 Number06010207
HUC10 NameClinch River
HUC10 Number0601020704
HUC12 NameOutlet Clinch River
HUC12 Number060102070405
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month6
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30143
Author:Willett, H.
Date:2017
Title:Hydrilla found in Kingston waters
Publisher:Roane County News
Comments"From my observations, this is the monoecious biotype and we have only seen the monoecious biotype in Watts Bar thus far." - Brett Hartis, TVA
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
VerifierBrett Hartis, TVA
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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